Pocketed moving-surface game



June 26, 1928. 1,674,681

J. W. BRENKERT .POCKETED MOVING SURFACE GAME Filed May 26. 1926 L FIG 31 a I INVENTOR.

JOSEPH W BQENKEBT ATTORNEY Patented June 26, 1928.

30' and further, whereby those stillfartheradpoints only,

. game apparatus ofthjs classaud'onewhioh r .rosnrnw; BREN-KERT, or signnrneo; CALIFORNIA;

rocxnr n'n 'movmsse saca GAME:

jAppli catio n ifile d. May 26,

' invention relates to games,- particularly to parlor or school games.

, The objects of my ,invent1onare: first'fto i provide aninterestingvandeducational game d which may be played by two or more per-.

sons and which may be equally enjoyed children and adults; second, toprovide an educational game whereby the learning of;

addition, multiplication and subtraction is trickery of a foX in themovements of the game members or pieces in rolling-or otherwise movingof the same from a retaining portion or depression into certain pocketsor openings and in avoiding the movements of the sanieinto therpocket-s01 traps; p I I I taken at 3 3 of Fig; 1, showing a portion gameof this class in fourth, to provide a;

is made "by on the game board member and dropping the same into pockets.or a channel representative of the underground lair of foxes; fifth, toprovlde an educational game .of

this class whereby children not far advanced in arithmetic may play vthegame by adding and whereby others more advanced. may use a ddition an dmultiplication' in figuring the points to their credit,

vanced may use addition, multiplicationand' subtraction; sixth, toprovide a: gameof this class whereby one or more balls or other gamemembers may be usedat the same time in playing the game; seventh, toprovide a game of this class which may be played by any number ofpersons, as desired;- eighth, to provide a novel container for afgame ofthis class which serves as one of the members of the game device whenplaying the same and game pieces; ninth, to provide a con tainer for agame of this class in wliichja U I .form of bal1s,wh1chare variouslycolored,

hollow game 7 board I memberf is rotatably mounted and n which loosegame members retained therein until the game board mem-' ber is rotatedrelative to the gcontainer, forming an opening'for removing the,;movablegame, pieces, and; tenth, to provide ,asga

whole a novelly' constructediand arrangel is very simple andeconomicab'of construe wardly from the periphery thereoff Vithin thecontainer or casing'l is loosely posi- 'member is substantially fiat atits upper side,

teriorate or getout of order. p V V 1lYith"theseand other ob: cts inview, as will appear hereinafter, my invention con v of certain novelfeatures of construction, co'mbinatijonand arrangement of 'parts andportions, will be hereinafte1" .de scribed iirdetail and particularlyset forth in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying 'drawingsand to the characters of reference thereon, whichform v a part of thisapp'lication, in which;

, Figured is a top view-fof my amine or device in its prefe red vform ofconstruction, showing the cover thereof re-. moved; Fig.2 isa sectionalelevational view thereof, taken through 2'--2 of Fig. 1, and

Fr 1 '3 is a side elevational view thereof,[

thereof broken awayand' in section to facilitate the illustration andshowing a f'ragmem lar parts and portions throughout the severalviews ofthe drawings; I

ti'on, durable, which will not readily de- 1 game ap- The game or gameapparatus is in a coni,

tainer or casing 1' consisting of ajcircular bottom' 1? and "a flange 1"extending uptioned themember 2, which convenience will be hereaftercalled the game board or game board a men1ber.' Said] game boardin-dicatedby 2, and provided at periphery, with a downwardly extendingflange 2, which supports the upperor flat portion 2" of-the gameboardmember from Q thebottom 1*" of the casing 1. At the cen- 9 tral portion"ofthe upper portion 2". of the and which also serves to enclose the sameI P s. pflwidediai Shallow Spherical "depression 2. forreceiving andretaining a pluralityof game pieces '3, 4 and 5 inthe around the centraldepression 2 and arranged in a circletherearound isa plurality ofpockets or opningsQ, which communicate'with the space at' 'theunder sideofthe 7 .top portion of the game board member 2.

These pockets/or openings 2?" are slightly zlargerthan the balls 3, 4and 5"and permit said balls to 'pass into the channel or pasthe gameboard member 2 is provided an opening 2 which 1s adapted, when the game2 and simulate the dirt mounds at the entrance openings to the lair ofthe foxes. Positioned between the circularly arranged openings 2?and-the edge of the upper or flat portion ofthe game member 2 are otheropenings 2 which are also circularly arranged around the holes oropenings 2 but are positioned in staggered relation relative to thesame. These openings 2 are smaller than the balls 3, 4 and 5 and willnot permit the same to drop therethrough, but provide pockets forcatching or retaining the balls when the same are rolled over the uppersurface of the portion 2 of the memher 2 These openings 2 are arrangedin the field and represent bogus passage holes or traps arranged by thehunter to catch thefox. V

The game'is played by placing one, two or three balls in the depression2 which represents the sunny den of the foxes.

The casing 1 is then tilted so that one or all of the balls leave thedepression and is or are rolled over the flat upper surface of theportion 2 of the game board member until the same drop into the openings2 into the lair or into the traps 2 It will be here noted that when aball passes between two raised portions or mounds 2 the same might dropeither into the openings 2 or into one of the traps, the trickof thegame being to drop the balls into the openings 2 at one time and intothe openings or traps 2 at other times. In the downwardly extendingflange 2 of board member is shifted to a certain positron, to registerwith a correspondingly shaped opening 1 in the upwardly extending flangeof the casing 1, as shown in Fig. 3. When said openings 2 and 1 are inregistry, the balls dropped into the space between the game board memberand the bot tom of the casing are permitted to be removed. lVhen saidopenings are not in registry, the space below the member 2 forms aconvenient-receptacle for the balls from which the same cannot bereadily lost. The openings in the members 1 and 2 are closedwhennormally playing the game. Over the 'open end of the casing 1 isprovided a cover 6, wh1ch, with the casing 1, provides a convenient andinexpensivecasing or enclosure for the game. Said casmg 1, the gameboardmember 2 and the cover 6 are preferably made of a light gage sheet metalor of card board, or other suitable material. It will be here also notedthat the members 1 and 2 maybe integrally made if desired.

The game when played by children when learning or practicing addition isplayed with one ball at a time. This ball is placed in the depression orden and the device tilted until the ball falls either in one of the openpracticed and more complication and higher scores involved, the Whiteball is used for ad dition and the redone for multiplication.

These balls may be used either singly or simultaneously. If the whiteball falls in the'opening marked 6 and the other falls in the openingmarked 3, the score of the player would be 6 plus 3 times 8, or 15. Ifthe red ball falls into one of the traps and the white one into the holemarked 6, the score would be 6 plus 0.

When all three balls are used, eithersingly or simultaneously, the whiteball would he used for a positive point or for addition, the red one formultiplication or the square of the number at the hole through which theball drops, and the black ball will register a negative point. Thus,when the white ball falls into the opening marked 6, the red one intothe opening marked 3 andthe black one into the opening marked 9, theresult would be 6 plus three times 8 minus 9, or 6. i

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions of my game apparatus, I do notwish to be limited to this particular construction, combination andarrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention theconstruction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a game, a game board and game members, said board having adepression at its middle portion, and'a' plurality of openings in saidboard around said depression, each opening being adapted toreceive aplurality of said game members and discharge the same below the uppersurface of the game board member. Y

2. In a game, a game board and game members, said board having adepression at its middle portion, a plurality of openings 7 in saidboard around said depression adapted to receive the whole of said gamemembers, and other openmgs in said game'board positloned outwardly fromsaid first mentioned less openings adapted to temporarily zcheckxthe.movementsofsaid gamemembers, I I q 33.. In a game, a game board gamemembers, said :board "having a depression. at its middle p'ontiom'apluralityrof openings in said board around said depression adapted .toreceive the whole of saldgame members, ,andvpockets arrangedinsaid'xboard between said openings :and the outer portions-thereofadapted to temporarily check the 'mo ements of said game members. 7

4. In a game, ..a,;game whoard and games Zmembers, said board :havinguade, nessionaat its middle portion, a=plurality io' openings in saidboard surrounding-said: depression adapted to receive :said gamemembers, and raised portions. in said board between said openings andsaidfdepnession;

1 5. In a game apparatus, game'boand member and game members, said gameboard member having ,a game member retaining portion, a plurality ofpockets, arranged around said game member retaininggportion adapted toreceive said gaanememberaand a plurality of; other. smaller pocketsarranged contiguous to said other pockets for receiving and holdingsaidgame memberst 6. In a game apparatus, a game board to the uppersurface of the game board member by slight agitation of the latter, and

raised portions positioned between said pockets and said game memberretaining portion. v p Q 7. 'In a game apparatus, a game board memberand game members, said game board member having a game member retainingportion, pockets arranged around said game member retaining portionadapted to temporarily receive and hold said gamemembers and to permitsaid game members again to be discharged therefrom to the upper surfaceof the game board member by slight agitation of the latter, raisedportions positioned between said pockets and said game member retainingportion and spaced from each other, and other pockets in said game boardmember positioned substantially in line with the space betwe'ensaidraised portions and said game member retaining portion adapted toreceive the whole of each of said game members.

- 8. In a game apparatus, a game'board member, and a plurality of balls,said game board member having a ball retaining portion, a plurality ofraised portions'arranged around said ball retaining portion and spacedfrom each other, and pockets in said game board member positionedsubstantially manna fip ces betwe l mised a portions; and: saidbailll:retaining said apOCkfltSf being- .adapted to receive and-hoidxsaidgbailsf.=- ,k 59. TAigame device, having a game "retaining at.its upper "side and -open-,

ings ,anound said 'portionoonneetingupper-sidegwith n gamememberichaamel below 1 Tdrnpper side, and "raised-portions ion saiddevice in association with said openings and positioned between ithesame: and sand game member retaining portion, said raised sportionsbeing :spaloedfm each other, :device havi-ng game member receivingpockets in' itsi upper side and airanged exteigiorly mrelmtiwetomidnpenings. ,7 p '10. A: game case, 'chaving spaced: apart:upper and lower. :walls forming :a game-.mem-

ber rec eptaole between said wal1s,wsaid ripper wa-ll-lhavingn largegame :member retains-rig depression-and :gamemember receiving openingsspaoedzfromaandeamtanged aroundsaidgame member retaining depression,said gope'nings connecting the npper .s-ide ofsaid upper, wall withzthsigame member recep-,

.ta cle betweensaid walls,

between; said walls, saidupper wall: having sesam m mb r retai ag gmember receivingopenings spaced from and arranged around said gamemember retaining portion, said openings connectmg the upper side of saidupper wall with: the space v between said wal1s,,said openings'beingdifferently numbered and having raised portions adjacent one side of thesame and 1 spacedfronr each other, said raised portions being positionedbetween said openings and said game member retaining portion.

12; A game case, having spaced apart v i 11. A game case,v having spacedapant upper and lower; walls 1 forming a aeeeptacle upper and lowerwalls forming a receptacle between said walls, said upper wall having agame member retaining portion and game member receiving openings spacedfrom and arranged around said game member retaining portion, saidopenings connecting the upper side of said upper wall with the spacebetween said walls, said openings being differently numbered andhavingraised portions adjacent one side of the same and s aced from eachother, said'raised portions ein positioned between said openings and saigame member retaining portion, said upper wall having small game memberreceiving pockets arranged exteriorly of said openings and substantiallyin line with the space between said raised portions and said game memberretaining portion;

V 13. In a game apparatus, ajcircular casing having a bottom andupwardly extending side flanges, and a ame board member :looselypositioned therein, said game board member having 'a substantially flatupper,

side with a downwardly extending flange at substantially flat portionfrom the bottom of said casing forming a game member receiving space,said substantially flat portion having openings therein foradmittinggame members from the upper side thereof to the game member receivingspace between said casing'andsaidgame board member.

14. In a game apparatus, a circular casing having a bottom and upwardlyextending side flanges, and a game board member looselypositioned-therein, said game board member having. a substantially fiatupper side with a downwardly extending flange at its periphery,saidflange supporting said substantially flat portion from the bottom ofsaid casingforming a game member receiving space, said substantiallyflat portion having openings therein for'admitting game members from theupper side thereof to the game member receiving space between saidcasing and said game board member, said game board member beingrotatable within said casing, the flanges of said casingand said gameboard member having openings adapted to aline with each other whenmutually rotating said casing and said game boardmember for discharginggame members from said game member receiving space.

' 15. In a game apparatus, a circular casing having a bottom andupwardly extending side flanges, a gamevboard member loosely positionedtherein, said ame board member having a substantially flat upper sidewith a downwardly extending flange at its periphery, said flangesupporting said substan-V tially flat portion from the bottom of saidcasing forming a game member receiving space, said substantially flatportion having openings therein for admitting game members from theupper side thereof to the game member receiving space between saidcasing and said game board member, said game board member beingrotatable within said casing, the flanges of said casing and said gameboard member having openings my hand at San Diego, California, this 15th7 day of May, 1926.

d JOSEPH W. BRENKERT.

